Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring
Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring
NUR/403
KIMBERLY FROMMEL
Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring
Introduction: Jean Watson is a nursing theorist whose focus is human caring. Watson's (2008) theory of human caring is widely used in nursing practice. Nursing is a caring science with ethical and theoretical associations. Human beings are linked to each other in the caring practice; a nurse’s humanity embraces the humanity of others to sustain the self-esteem of self and others. Nurses take care of patients’ physical needs as well as their minds and souls and, therefore, have an obligation to patients, families, communities, and the universe (Lukose, 2011). The caring nurse supports in the healing process, regards people as wholes, accepts them now and whom they will turn out to be later, cultivates trustworthy connections, and assists in humanity expansion.
People pick nursing as a profession because of their desire to care for others. Caring is such a vital part of nursing that is specifically identified in the Code of Ethics for Nurses, in that all professional nurses have a responsibility to care for patients under their care (ANA, 2001). In choosing the profession of nursing, I made a moral promise to care for all patients, which is a decision that I do not take lightly.
Because of modifications in healthcare delivery within healthcare establishments and systems globally, the responsibilities and assignment of nurses have increased and become more multifaceted. Quality nursing and health care, today, mandate respect for the functional unity of the human being. The new movement in healthcare is an individual style, focused toward the person that respects and incorporates all the segments into a united and significant whole. "Human caring conveys a deeper human-to human involvement and connections one to another, which goes beyond the most concrete notion of what can be implied with the term human care” (Watson, 2012, p. 35).
Caring Moment:
NUR/403
KIMBERLY FROMMEL
Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring
Introduction: Jean Watson is a nursing theorist whose focus is human caring. Watson's (2008) theory of human caring is widely used in nursing practice. Nursing is a caring science with ethical and theoretical associations. Human beings are linked to each other in the caring practice; a nurse’s humanity embraces the humanity of others to sustain the self-esteem of self and others. Nurses take care of patients’ physical needs as well as their minds and souls and, therefore, have an obligation to patients, families, communities, and the universe (Lukose, 2011). The caring nurse supports in the healing process, regards people as wholes, accepts them now and whom they will turn out to be later, cultivates trustworthy connections, and assists in humanity expansion.
People pick nursing as a profession because of their desire to care for others. Caring is such a vital part of nursing that is specifically identified in the Code of Ethics for Nurses, in that all professional nurses have a responsibility to care for patients under their care (ANA, 2001). In choosing the profession of nursing, I made a moral promise to care for all patients, which is a decision that I do not take lightly.
Because of modifications in healthcare delivery within healthcare establishments and systems globally, the responsibilities and assignment of nurses have increased and become more multifaceted. Quality nursing and health care, today, mandate respect for the functional unity of the human being. The new movement in healthcare is an individual style, focused toward the person that respects and incorporates all the segments into a united and significant whole. "Human caring conveys a deeper human-to human involvement and connections one to another, which goes beyond the most concrete notion of what can be implied with the term human care” (Watson, 2012, p. 35).
Caring Moment: